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Photograph of Dalhousie University Open House
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Nova Scotia
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PC1, Box 18, Folder 47, Item 24
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[between 1978 and 1981] (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
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Item is a photograph of Dr. Robert MacGregor Dawson demonstrating how to operate a 17th century wooden hand press to an unidentified adult at a Dalhousie University Open House. The replica of a 17th century wooden hand press was housed in the Dawson Room of the Killam Memorial Library at Dalhousie University. The replica press was built by two professors: Robert MacGregor Dawson of the Department of English and Fred J. Matthews of the Library School. It is based on blueprints of a press, dating from around 1625, from the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp. As far as possible the ancient traditions have been followed: the frame is entirely of oak and maple, the joints are all mortised and tenoned and held together with glue and pegs. Screws have been kept to a minimum. Old leather-covered balls are used for spreading ink. The 18 by 25-inch bed of the press is a slab of marble.
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- Dawson, Robert MacGregor (Subject)